A stalled deal to renovate Veterans Memorial Coliseum won't head to the Portland City Council next week, as had been scheduled, showing the latest contrast between new Mayor Charlie Hales and former Mayor Sam Adams.

The coliseum had been a top priority for Adams, who had nothing to show for his talk of redeveloping the Rose Quarter after four years in office. Adams announced a deal between the city and the Portland Winterhawks in November, only to learn that the Winterhawks faced hockey sanctions that left a redevelopment plan on ice.

"I am not comfortable recommending an agreement to the Portland City Council until the sanctions are finalized and the Veterans Memorial Coliseum deal is amended to reflect the fiscal impact of those sanctions," Adams said in December. "I am confident that the next City Council will approve a redevelopment deal on March 13, 2013, to secure a better future for the Rose Quarter."

Well, that's not going to happen.

Hales has removed the coliseum topic from next week's meeting. Ed McNamara, a policy director for Hales, said he's not sure when it will resurface.

"We're just putting the schedule together," he said. "That's a good question."

McNamara said Winterhawks officials "feel like they're ready to go ahead," although the team reportedly didn't receive any break in Western Hockey League sanctions last month. Under terms of Adams' deal, the Winterhawks would have kicked in $10 million toward a $31.5 million renovation of the publicly owned coliseum. Doug Piper, the team president, didn't return a message left Thursday seeking comment.

McNamara said the city may need to secure new cost estimates, among other things. Officials are now targeting renovation work for summer 2014, if a deal can be hatched, providing a timeline with plenty of breathing room.

Under the previous administration, the push for coliseum renovations came only after Adams considered tearing down the sports venue in 2009 to make way for a minor league baseball stadium.

And when all that fizzled, and Allen let his development rights expire, Adams put his marbles back into the coliseum renovation during a final, frenetic push.

McNamara said the mayor's office will rely on advice from Portland's financial experts at the Office of Management and Finance, as well as Portland Development Commission officials and sports executives.